Piano Name: Essex Website: Essex Model: EUP-116E Made in: China Parent Company: Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. Company Location: USA Height: 45″ History: Introduced in 2001, Essex is the name of Steinway’s cost effective piano line. Steinway designed, built by Pearl River in China to Steinway’s specifications. Dimensions: 46″x60″x26″ or 116-118cm x 149-154cm x 64-67cm Available… Read More
Piano Name: Cristofori Website: Cristofori Model: V480 Made in: China Parent Company: Jordan Kitt’s Music & Schmitt Music Company Location: USA Height: 48″ History: The name Cristofori comes from Bartolomeo Cristofori who is credited with inventing the piano in 1709. The name is used on the pianos by chain stores of Jordon Kitt’s Music and… Read More
Piano Name: Brodmann Website: Brodmann Model: CE-118 Made in: China Parent Company: Parsons Music Corporation Company Location: China Height: 46″ History: Joseph Brodmann was a piano maker in the early 1800’s employing the young apprentice Ignaz Bösendorfer. Bösendorfer took over Brodmann’s production in 1828. But in 2004, two former Bösendorfer executives re-established the Brodmann name… Read More
Young Chang Y118 Upright Piano Piano Name: Young Chang Website: Young Chang Model: Y118 Made in: China Parent Company: Young Chang Music Company Location: Korea Height: 46.5″ History: Established by three brothers in 1956, this was the first musical instrument company in South Korea. By mid 1980’s, Young Chang had established itself as a global… Read More
On this latest trip to China, I managed to catch a glimpse into the transformation of Pearl River Piano. Already the largest piano company in the world manufacturing more than 130,000 pianos annually, Pearl River Piano has its sights set on even greater advancement.
One hundred thirty thousand pianos annually equates into about 400 pianos being manufactured per day. Imagine though what it must be like to produce 400 pianos daily. With roughly 225 tuning pins…… Read More
Pearl River EU118 Upright Piano Piano Name: Pearl River Website: Pearl River Model: EU118 Made in: China Parent Company: Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. Company Location: China Height: 46.5″ History: Established in 1954, Guangzhou, China, Pearl River is the largest piano builder in the world surpassing 100,000 pianos annually. They have over 1.3 million… Read More
Review: The brochure pictures don’t do justice to the cabinets on the Pearl River EU111. The cabinets are beautiful in person and would comfortably fit into any home environment. The touch on the EU111 upright piano is consistent throughout and I found the tone to be modest in both the bass and mid range while… Read More
Palatino PUP123T Upright Piano Piano Name: Palatino Website: Palatino Model: PUP-123T Made in: China Parent Company: The Music Link Company Location: USA Height: 48″ History: Despite being a relative newcomer to the piano world (2000), Palatino is nonetheless producing a substantial amount of pianos and started distribution in the USA in 2002. The parent company,… Read More
Piano Name: Essex Website: Essex Model: EUP-111E Made in: China Parent Company: Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. Company Location: USA Height: 44″ History: Introduced in 2001, Essex is the name of Steinway’s cost effective piano line. Steinway designed, built by Pearl River in China to Steinway’s specifications. Dimensions: 44″x61″x26″ or 111cm x 156cm x 65cm Available… Read More
Piano Name: Cristofori Website: Cristofori Model: V450 Made in: China Parent Company: Jordan Kitt’s Music & Schmitt Music Company Location: USA Height: 45″ History: The name Cristofori comes from Bartolomeo Cristofori who is credited with inventing the piano in 1709. The name is used on the pianos by chain stores of Jordon Kitt’s Music and… Read More
